“The governor’s early action budget represents a strategic shift, investing funds directly into high-risk regions and putting communities in the driver seat to ensure projects not only reduce wildfire risk but also improve local economies and ecology,” said Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience Jessica Morse. “The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is bringing a fast, thoughtful and community-based approach to help remarkable mountain communities not just survive fires but thrive.”
Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today announced an agreement on a broadband trailer bill, AB/SB 156, to expand the state’s broadband fiber infrastructure and increase internet connectivity for families and businesses.
New Monthly Series on Water. Stay informed about the methods our government is utilizing and how they can change our lifestyle.
Back by popular demand. Three experts on Wild Fire Season. This Thursday, July 8 at 6-8 pm.
Join us for a conversation focused on how the Black Lives Matter movement has shifted the Democratic Party and what the party can do to advance justice going forward.
It is a visionary plan, funded primarily by Federal dollars already in hand, and is the chance of a lifetime.
Last week a bipartisan group of congressmen introduced a bill (Senate Bill 1583) to extend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. The original bill was passed in 2000 and authorized $300 million for the restoration of the lake and surrounding basin.
Today’s vote confirmed that the leaders of the current Republican Party are willing to abandon democracy in order to save the country from what they call “socialism.”
The Board of Supervisors will receive a presentation on the benefits and challenges involved in the implementation of Body Worn Cameras.
Fire season is almost upon us. How does the El Dorado County Vegetation Management Ordinance help protect you? What do you need to do to be compliant? What is the ordinance?
Catastrophic wildfires and now the pandemic have exposed the severity of California’s Digital Divide as a widening chasm that adversely impacts public safety, education, healthcare, and our livelihoods.
You won’t want to miss the 2021 Virtual State Convention exhibit hall! Find out more information and how to register.
In a vote that came just before 10 p.m. Tuesday night the Placerville City Council directed staff to remove the depiction of a noose from city logos and other public assets.
The first Earth Day occurred 51 years ago, April 22nd. Being a young naïve college student at the time I assumed that we would solve the problems in a year or two. Unfortunately we haven’t and it has only gotten worse.
Through some twist of fate, March has been an important month in America’s gradual and still developing representative democracy. The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and certified on March 30, 1870; that amendment declared that:
El Dorado County is moving forward with redistricting that will redefine state legislative districts as well as local supervisorial districts using data from the 2020 census.
Access to affordable and protective fire insurance remains a growing issue in all corners of the state, with a continued emphasis in rural areas but an increasing spread to urban areas. Emerging challenges in accessing coverage have been reported for commercial business and farm policy holders in fire risk areas.
Countries that are resilient to disinformation and foreign influence rely on whole-of-society approaches focused on digital literacy and awareness of disinformation tactics.
A follow up to a previous episode about recent rent increases for mobile home residents. Our guests are trying to pass an ordinance to limit the rent increases in the county. Watch in full for more info, and how you can get involved if you’re interested.
Registered nurses from Barton Memorial Hospital will be conducting a virtual town hall to inform the community about how Barton has used the pandemic to refuse to bargain a fair contract with nurses at a time when nurses are already under extreme stress.
